What If the Only Thing Holding You Back… Is You?

 What If the Only Thing Holding You Back… Is You? After a keynote I gave at a national business convention, an audience member pulled me aside. He looked calm on the outside—but his words said otherwise. “I just got promoted to a major leadership role,” he said. “Everyone thinks I’m super capable. But honestly, I’m scared. What if I can’t …

The AWESOME power of recognition

I remember when 13-year-old Brad who was cut from the soccer team. He was crushed. He felt like a loser, and several kids laughed at him. Then Brad learned about “The Super Sweat” being held in Cincinnati, a workout for world hunger. The kids were to find sponsors who would pay them for doing sit ups, pushups, and jumping jacks …